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Having just completed his 50th year broadcasting sports, Verne Lundquist remains one of the most recognizable voices on sports TV and has provided the soundtrack for some of the most memorable sports moments of the past five decades. Blending reverence with the voice of the fan, Lundquist joins our 2014 class of Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business.

Fox Sports 1 isn’t ESPN, but its audience is bigger and better than its predecessor Speed. Fox Sports executives say that they are encouraged by the viewership trends they’ve seen during the last month as it has started to produce live NASCAR races on the channel for the first time.

Over the past year, the sports industry has increasingly looked to crowdfunding platforms to fund projects ranging widely from sports equipment to books, video games, websites, and even the Jamaican bobsled team.

For years, Agnieszka Radwanska tweeted her enthusiasm for The Cheesecake Factory, making this week's announcement that the Polish tennis star is endorsing the American restaurant chain a true example of authentic endorsement.